{"id":93,"date":"2026-01-26T19:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:25:32","slug":"faculty-mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/faculty-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Mentors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Kevin Butler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Professor and Director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research (FICS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Computer and Information Science and Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Security and privacy of computing devices, networks, and systems, with a focus on embedded, mobile, and cyber-physical systems security.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:butler@ufl.edu\">butler@ufl.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cise.ufl.edu\/people\/faculty\/name\/kevin-butler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/fa32fdad2fa65f5968a4ec9dd44de1a71673977605_l-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/fa32fdad2fa65f5968a4ec9dd44de1a71673977605_l-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/fa32fdad2fa65f5968a4ec9dd44de1a71673977605_l.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Warren Dixon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Interim Dean and Distinguished Professor <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Development and application of Lyapunov-based control techniques for uncertain nonlinear systems, robotics, adaptive control, and human-machine interactions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:wdixon@ufl.edu\">wdixon@ufl.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ufl.edu\/people\/name\/warren-dixon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/warren-dixon-headshot-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/warren-dixon-headshot-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/warren-dixon-headshot.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Eric Du<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Steve and Wendy Blum Professor and UF Research Foundation Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Civil and Coastal Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Human-robot collaboration for complex industrial operations, mixed reality, and the use of haptic stimulation to enhance teleoperation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:eric.du@essie.ufl.edu\">eric.du@essie.ufl.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/essie.ufl.edu\/people\/name\/eric-jing-du\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Du-2c5a2860c94ea84bdde0f5ff4fbfb30f-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Du-2c5a2860c94ea84bdde0f5ff4fbfb30f-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Du-2c5a2860c94ea84bdde0f5ff4fbfb30f.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Norman Fitz-Coy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Associate Professor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dynamics and control of multibody systems, spacecraft flight mechanics, multi-robot cooperation, and satellite formations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:nfc@ufl.edu\">nfc@ufl.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ufl.edu\/people\/name\/norman-fitz-coy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Fitz-Coy-Norman-Environmental-1-73a23997ccdf830cbe5b003e23688ac3-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Fitz-Coy-Norman-Environmental-1-73a23997ccdf830cbe5b003e23688ac3-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Fitz-Coy-Norman-Environmental-1-73a23997ccdf830cbe5b003e23688ac3.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Jie Fu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Associate Professor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Integration of control theory, formal methods, and game theory to construct robust and provably correct autonomous robots and cyber-physical systems.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:fujie@ufl.edu\">fujie@ufl.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/fujie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Jie-Fu-small-768x889-1-259x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Jie-Fu-small-768x889-1-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Jie-Fu-small-768x889-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Christopher &#8220;Chrispy&#8221; Petersen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Assistant Professor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Spacecraft guidance, navigation, control, and autonomy (GNCA), with a focus on real-time implementable Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking (RPOD).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:c.petersen1@ufl.edu\">c.petersen1@ufl.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ufl.edu\/people\/name\/christopher-petersen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Petersen-Christopher-1-c319e1505232d8b10572aeef57831ec8-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Petersen-Christopher-1-c319e1505232d8b10572aeef57831ec8-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/Petersen-Christopher-1-c319e1505232d8b10572aeef57831ec8.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Ivan Ruchkin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee120a7c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Assistant Professor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>\u00a0Safety and robustness for autonomy and AI; generative AI for autonomous systems; formal methods for robotics; autonomous racing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:iruchkin@ece.ufl.edu\">iruchkin@ece.ufl.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ivan.ece.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/IvanRuchkin-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/IvanRuchkin-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/IvanRuchkin-683x1024-1.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. John M. Shea<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Professor and Associate Chair for Faculty Affairs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Wireless communications; reinforcement learning for sensing, communications, and control; networked autonomous vehicles, and software-defined radio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jshea@ece.ufl.edu\">jshea@ece.ufl.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/about\/contact\/college-directory\/name\/john-shea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/john-shea-c795d3d38a8107c0fccb41f395ad5491-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/john-shea-c795d3d38a8107c0fccb41f395ad5491-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/john-shea-c795d3d38a8107c0fccb41f395ad5491.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Jane Shin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Assistant Professor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sensor path planning algorithms for underwater multi-target classification using information theory and machine learning applied to acoustic imagery.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jane.shin@ufl.edu\">jane.shin@ufl.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ufl.edu\/people\/name\/jane-jaejeong-shin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/shin-jane-1-456dd2ad77d517d9fd7e5b5baba63528-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/shin-jane-1-456dd2ad77d517d9fd7e5b5baba63528-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/shin-jane-1-456dd2ad77d517d9fd7e5b5baba63528.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Yu Wang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Assistant Professor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;AI\/ML-driven methods for autonomous control and decision-making in complex environments, integrating formal methods and mathematical control theory for reliable intelligent systems.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:yuwang1@ufl.edu\">yuwang1@ufl.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ufl.edu\/people\/name\/yu-wang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/wang-yu-ac6194cac16337c56dfe2e38d114e837-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/wang-yu-ac6194cac16337c56dfe2e38d114e837-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/wang-yu-ac6194cac16337c56dfe2e38d114e837.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tan Wong<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Professor and Graduate Coordinator&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Wireless communications, federated learning, information theory, and software-defined radio.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:twong@ece.ufl.edu\">twong@ece.ufl.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profile:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/about\/contact\/college-directory\/name\/tan-wong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/TanWong-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/TanWong-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/assured-autonomy-networking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2026\/01\/TanWong-683x1024-1.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuba Yavuz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Associate Professor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Specification and automated verification of concurrent software systems, model checking, static analysis, and software security.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a 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